used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
balkedverbUS /bɔːkt/
past form of “balk” — refuse to comply
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
completely unclothed
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
divisible by two
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
fractiousadjectiveUS /ˈfrækʃəs/
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
Heh
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From this reading "_Heh!_" he muttered, savagely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
impnounUS /ɪmp/
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
set down according to a plan
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
lolled
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From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "_Heh!_" he muttered, savagely.
noontidenoun
the middle of the day
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
go across or through
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
proneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
savagelyadverbUS /ˈsævɪdʒli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading "_Heh!_" he muttered, savagely.
Semiramis
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From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This imp is not an imp to be forgotten in a day!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
look attentively
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
at the time that
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
wherein
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From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
which person or people
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading There were hours wherein he was prone to pass the matter by, to forgive these lovers who had balked his will by a wit more subtle than his own; yet moments would come when he longed to strip her shoulders bare and watch the lash laid on; and in such a mood he caused her to be brought before him as he lolled in his garden in the noontide heat.
witcherynoun
the art of sorcery
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE TURN OF A WOMAN’S TONGUE For many days the mind of the King was troubled by a fractious mood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading He strove to nurse an anger against Semiramis, yet, even as he brooded, his thought would trail away from the wrong she had put upon him, and linger on the witchery of the woman’s eyes.
